Should've Been. . .(Dapat Sana)

[bleuie]

SHOULD'VE BEEN (Dapat Sana)

8x10 inches Koh-I-Noor and Van Gogh colored pencils on Canvas Board
Photo ref courtesy of Hannah Watts

Another attempt of working on a more painterly approach using colored pencils.
This is an experiment with lines, angles, and colors without much thought on a definite focal point.

The real story behind the title is that this should've been done with oil pastel but it's too restrictive to use on such a small canvas
so I ended up using colored pencils instead. The subtitle is a translation in my native language.

Thanks for looking everyone and C&C's are always appreciated.

[Jayde]

I like your painterly approach. The colours are nice and vibrant too. Nice work

[marieUK]

Loving this, I have had my hand in the middle of these many times when we kept koi. Fabulous colours

[Jennyart]

Lots of great movement - beautifully done!

[Jazz]

Gorgeous, dynamic and thoroughly mesmerising. I love it

The colours you have used just sing and work so wonderfully together.


Ali

[birdlady]

this is really lovely and wonderful colors and depth. You have really mastered them on canvas.

I tried CP's on canvas and came out with a disaster.

Laurie

[bib]

Wonderful work! Great colors and composition!

[Etoiledusoir]

Splendid! Love this different look with pencils, it's a lovely ballet of colors you have done here!

[gale Prosser Shuba]

Great Job Bluie! Koi are definitely not easy to paint. Even though you did this one loosley you can still pick them all out. Very good color.

[bleuie]

Thank you so much everyone for appreciating my work.

I'm surprised with the positive responses, I myself am baffled about what I like or hate about this piece.

[faula]

i really like this it reminds me of what happens in a koi pond when you feed them, they all bunch up like mthis, but are still full of movement

[KarenESP]

Eerily cool and Gorgeous!!!

[Caridraws]

Very nice, I love koi. I'm using some Koh-i-nor woodless on something right now, they are quite different to use than the Pablos and Lyras I'm used to, very vibrant though.

[gsloan]

Oh my gosh, Bleuie, the colors in this are so saturated and beautiful. Seems to me that you have more than accomplished your goal of a painterly look. Love the composition and feeling of movement, also!

Gail

[Mado]

Bravo Bleuie ! It is an almost an abstract yet one can see the fish. It is really painterly. Super job, as usual.